STATE PROFILE: OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA: 28.2%
U.S.: 16.6%
U.S RATE 38.5
2006 RANK 132005 OKLAHOMA RATE 39.1
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.8U.S RATE 83.9
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.8
U.S RATE 31.1
2006 RANK 92005 OKLAHOMA RATE 32.5
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.8U.S RATE 12.8
2006 RANK 112005 OKLAHOMA RATE 13.1
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.8
U.S RATE 41.9
RANK 62005 OKLAHOMA RATE 54.2
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +5.4U.S RATE 8.3
2006 RANK 22 (tie)2005 OKLAHOMA RATE 8.0
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.3U.S RATE 6.83
RANK 132004 OKLAHOMA RATE 7.95
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.09LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005) |
1. HEART DISEASE
OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 272.6
U.S. RATE 211.12005 RANK 3
2004 OKLAHOMA RATE 284.3CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -11.7
2. CANCER
OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 197.6
U.S. RATE 183.82005 RANK 12
2004 OKLAHOMA RATE 196.2CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +2.4
3. STROKE
OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 61.0
U.S. RATE 46.62005 RANK 3 (tie)
2004 OKLAHOMA RATE 60.6CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.4
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 63.5
U.S. RATE 43.22005 RANK 1
2004 OKLAHOMA RATE 54.0CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +9.5
5. ACCIDENTS
OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 55.8
U.S. RATE 39.12005 RANK 6
2004 OKLAHOMA RATE 54.9CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.9
6. DIABETES
OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 32.6
U.S. RATE 24.62005 RANK 3
2004 OKLAHOMA RATE 31.0CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.6
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 28.1
U.S. RATE 22.92005 RANK 14
2004 OKLAHOMA RATE 24.4CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +3.6
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 26.1
U.S. RATE 20.32005 RANK 3
2004 OKLAHOMA RATE 22.6CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +3.5
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 15.3
U.S. RATE 14.32005 RANK 21
2004 OKLAHOMA RATE 15.6CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.3
10. SEPTICEMIA
OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 11.4
U.S. RATE 11.22005 RANK 22 (tie)
2004 OKLAHOMA RATE n/aCHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 n/a
Sources: Health Insurance data come from National Health Statistics Reports, No. 1; 2005 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 6; 2006 preliminary birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7; Infant mortality data come from the 2005 period linked birth/infant death data set; Leading cause of death data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 10 and rankings are based on age-adjusted death rates. States are categorized from highest rate to lowest. Although adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may effect the level of mortality. When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, click Here.